Legal Opinion
Burgos v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 17, 1998No. A98A1693PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
The defendant, Hector Perez Burgos, was convicted by a Fulton County jury of theft by taking (auto) and DUI and was acquitted of two counts of kidnapping. The defendant was sentenced on the theft by taking to ten years to serve and on the DUI to twelve months to serve consecutive to the ten years with a $1,000 fine. The trial court denied the defendant’s motion for new trial on January 28, 1998, and the defendant appeals.
In the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows the following: On December 3, 1995, Steven Highfill and Tara Glynn were passengers in a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bowers v. HardwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Bright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- State v. BraddySupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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3Cited by11 opinions
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